2010 Volvo S80 Owner's Manual - Page 174

04 Comfort and driving pleasure Distance alert Introduction Distance Alert is part of Adaptive Cruise Control and is a function that provides information about the time interval to the vehicle ahead. Time interval information is only given for a vehicle that is driving ahead of your vehicle, in the same lane, and in the same direction. No information is provided for vehicles driving toward you, moving very slowly, or at a standstill. 04 Distance Alert is active at speeds above approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Setting a time interval The buttons for setting a time interval are located on the left side of the steering wheel, see the illustration on page 169 . ± to increase the interval or Press decrease it. to WARNING Distance Alert only indicates the distance to the vehicle ahead. It does not affect the speed of your vehicle. Operation Five different time intervals can be selected and are shown in the display as 1-5 horizontal bars. The greater the number of bars, the longer the time interval. No. of bars 1 2 3 ± Press the button in the center instrument panel to switch this function on or off. > The indicator light in the button illuminates when the function is on. 4 5 Approx. time interval (in seconds) 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 A smaller section of the red warning light in the windshield glows steadily if your vehicle is closer to the vehicle ahead than the set time interval. NOTE Distance Alert is in active mode while Adaptive Cruise Control is active. G017362 The number of bars indicating the selected time interval are shown while the setting is being made and for several seconds afterward. A smaller version of the symbol is then shown to the right in the display. The same symbol is 174